Two taken to hospital after crash

Two people were taken to the hospital and one person was cited for a marijuana city ordinance violation after a crash Saturday at Fourth Street and Stanford Avenue.

According to an accident report, a Saturn Aura driven by Jasmine N. Brewer, 18, of the 1800 block of Holly Drive was rear-ended by another car heading east on Stanford at 2:57 p.m.

Two passengers in Brewer’s car — Shaquara Hunter, 20, and Turquoise Jones, 20, both of the 1600 block of South 15th Street — suffered head, neck and back pain and were taken to Memorial Medical Center.

The officer reported smelling burnt marijuana coming from Brewer’s car and found a piece of burnt paper in the passenger’s side seat, near where Jones was sitting. She was cited for the ordinance violation.

Police identified the other driver as Dylan B. Handlin, 18, of the 3000 block of Springwood Drive.

According to the report, Brewer stated Handlin was “flying” behind her on Stanford and couldn’t stop in time when the vehicle in front of her braked. Handlin said the vehicle in front of Brewer came to an abrupt stop for an unknown reason, and he had to slam on the brakes.

The impact pushed Brewer’s Aura into the vehicle in front of her. However, the driver of the third vehicle left before police arrived due to a lack of damage, the report stated.